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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. I would also like to remind the Deputy that it is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Children’s Health Act 2018 provided for the creation of Children’s Health Ireland, as the single new entity responsible for providing secondary and tertiary paediatric healthcare services, which are currently provided at four sites – Temple Street, Crumlin, Tallaght and Connolly. As was noted by my predecessor during the passage of this legislation through the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The new children’s hospital, on a shared campus with St James’s Hospital, will bring together the three existing children’s hospitals at Temple Street, Crumlin and Tallaght into one, consolidating specialist expertise and research excellence to ensure the best outcomes for the children of Ireland. Two supporting satellite centres at Connolly and Tallaght are complete and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In September 2022, the National Ambulance Service (NAS) commenced a pilot project involving the transportation of certain patients to Mallow General Hospital (MGH) instead of patients being directly conveyed to a hospital emergency department. The pilot project operated according to strict clinical and other criteria being met before patients were transported to MGH. I am advised that the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In December 2021, the Government approved the National Elective Ambulatory Strategy to implement a national strategy of elective ambulatory care and to progress capital investment proposals for the establishment and operation of dedicated elective hospitals in Cork, Galway, and Dublin. The new Elective Hospitals will provide significant additional capacity, enabling the separation of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. It is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals are still impacted by operational challenges arising from the pandemic and the current pressures on Emergency...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have referred it to the Health Service Executive.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. I would also like to remind the Deputy that it is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Section 19 on a Broadcast Watershed requires consultation with relevant stakeholders under Section 1 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. This is to ensure the most efficient and effective enforcement of this provision on commencement. It is my intention to commence section 19 as soon those consultations are satisfactorily completed.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have referred to the Health Service Executive.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.